Sail boat



S. HOFFMAN Jilly 18,- .1933,

SAIL BOAT Filed July 27', 1951 INVENTOR 05M i ing, in which a tin plate or other like sheet material.

,40 ingseams whichrare likely to openf'with use Patented July 18, 1933.

v SAMUEL HOFFMAN, or son'rn: ORANGE, nnwirnnsnv, ASSI'GNO'R'. To J. 'cnEm & com! PANY, or HARRISON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION on NEW YORK V sArL BOAT i H imam filed my 27, I y invention relates to toy boats and meth 7 0d of constructing the same.

An object of my invention 1s to provide .a simple and instructive toy; a further ob:

ject of my invention is to provide a watertight toy boat; a further object ofmy invention is to provide a simple and convenient means for constructing a toy boat having a water itight hull, a furtherjobJcct of my;

10' invention is to provide water tight means for attaching the keelor other part to a boat to the keel; a further object of my 1nven t10n is to provide means for making water t ght the aperture for the rudder post in a toy -15 boat; a further object of my inventionis to provide means forholding'the rudder in position}- g V I accomplish the above objects by the toy boat illustrated in the accompanyingdraw;

Figure 1 is a view of a boat embodying my invention, p o V V Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the partlyshapedblank for the hull, V a I Figure 3 is a section of the hull and keel,

I Figure i is a detail of the rudder. post and sealing means 'on the line i -4 in'Figurelis Q Similar characters of reference referto similar parts throughout the several views. The invention relates particularly to the hull of a toy boat constructedofsheetiron,

I In constructing toy boats of this type difficultyhas been heretofore experienced in providing means for securely attaching the keel or other part of the hull" without leavand destroy thewater tight character of the hulL, i

The hull of a toy boat embodying my ine vention maybe of any desired contour.

I provide in the hull l of the-boat, a longitudinal integral groove2by bending the sheet material of e which the hull is constructed without opening or breaking the material.

The keel 3 or other part to beattached to i r the hull 1 is provided Witha bead 4 which and to fold over the upper marginaledge secaboye mentioned v rudder may be set and held in anyjdesired 1 marginal edge of the keel inserted in-thesaid 1931. Seria1 No.553,312.,

maybe conveniently done by V I prefer to use a keel ofsheet material to which is secured a suitable weight portion 5, tion of the keel to form the I bead tintegral therewith; r vIn constructing the hull, I prefer to first stamp out'the blank with arcomparatively wide groove 2'as shownv in F ig2 and then to place thereinthebead/i' on the upper edge of the keel and pressin the sidesflof the groove thus forming converging lips to frictionally engage the saidbead 4, thus firmly gripping thebead and holding the keel in position. I It is also desirable to seal the aperture 6 in the hull 1v which carries the rudder post'7. For this purpose I provide on-the rudder post 7 'aIi-ubber washer or gasket Shaving neckportion 8 which fits in' the rudderipost aperture'kand seals thesameagainst the admission gotl water to the hull.' Below the,

gasket 8 I'provide on thepost7 a coiled spring "9 which fis seated on a lug 10 and bears "against the vunder side ofthe" rubber, gasket '8 and'iholdsgitin position, As the coiled;.

spring 9 presses vagainst the lug 10 on the*rudderpost 7 it serves to frictionally hold thev I v 4 rudder againstilat-eral movement so that the position for steering the boat, and the gasket or Washer 8 servesto protect thehull from beingscratchedby the movement of the upper end of the spring a V I-Ia'vingthus described Iclaimisz" I l. Ina toy boat constructed of sheet matemy invention, what H rial,a groove in the said material formed by bending the same, a keel, a bead on the upper groove and secured therein. byfriction al conf tact with the, sides of the groove.

2. 7 I11 a toy boat formedof sheet material,

v a groove therein formedby'bending the said material, thesaid groove having converging 9 lips, a keel seated in said groove and a head? on said keel engaged by the said converging lips whereby the keel is securedto "the boatrf 3. In a toy. boat, thecombination ofa'hul a keel secured to the hull, a rudderpost the 1 01' foldingover the V 7 material of Whichit isconstructed,

- rudderpost, a rudder pestseated in said aperture, a gasket on the said'rud'der post and arranged exteriorly Of the hull, :1 lug on the rfidder 'postysprmg-means between the said gasket and th'e said lug adapted to retard by friction the 'movementof the rudder post.

SAMUEL HO FMAN, I

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